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Weird idle + distributor click
« on: May 20, 2008, 03:24:53 PM »
96 tracker with a weird idle plus distributor clicking

seems that the spark is jumping off the main distributor plug

ive changed the center plug but it persists
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Re: Weird idle + distributor click
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2008, 03:45:32 PM »
have you looked at the inside of the cap for tracking?
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Re: Weird idle + distributor click
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2008, 04:06:19 PM »
Quote from: rascott on May 20, 2008, 03:45:32 PM
have you looked at the inside of the cap for tracking?


whats that
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Re: Weird idle + distributor click
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2008, 04:24:28 PM »
could be some cracking in the cap that gets carboned up and starts to make a path to other terminals.
spark starts jumping around in there and makes a snapping noise.
also makes engine run like crap.

just a thought.
mabe not the problem.
richard
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'89 kick w/little motor, still got pieces of jeff's pucks, stan's sticks into 4.24:1 tcase, 31x10.5x15's, rear lockrite, kick power steering, some radios(kj6esv), bmw seat, other changes just because. done on the cheap.
suzi the psychic gets me fishing.
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Re: Weird idle + distributor click
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2008, 04:44:59 PM »
Quote from: rascott on May 20, 2008, 04:24:28 PM
could be some cracking in the cap that gets carboned up and starts to make a path to other terminals.
spark starts jumping around in there and makes a snapping noise.
also makes engine run like crap.

just a thought.
mabe not the problem.
richard


ill check that out
thanks
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Re: Weird idle + distributor click
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2008, 01:21:07 PM »
did you figure it out?
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'89 kick w/little motor, still got pieces of jeff's pucks, stan's sticks into 4.24:1 tcase, 31x10.5x15's, rear lockrite, kick power steering, some radios(kj6esv), bmw seat, other changes just because. done on the cheap.
suzi the psychic gets me fishing.
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Re: Weird idle + distributor click
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2008, 02:51:00 PM »
Quote from: rascott on May 23, 2008, 01:21:07 PM
did you figure it out?


i was going to but then someone offered me $ for it

so i sold it  8)
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